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2021 NCAA Men’s Day 3 Ups/Downs: Texas Earns 10 A-Final Swims, Four in the IM

The Texas Longhorns have set themselves up for an explosive Friday night finals session in Greensboro, snagging 10 up and 4 down swims, four in the 4IM alone.

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2021 M. NCAAs Day 3: 8th In Prelims Faster in 3 Events Than in 2019

We’re continuing to see some fast swimming at the 2021 NCAA Championships, with today’s A-final qualifying times faster in 3 of 5 events than in 2019.

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Bears and Gators Bringing the 50 Free Speed on Day 2 (Relay Splits)

While it was easier to make the finals of the 50 free this morning than it had been in year, Cal and Florida rocked it and the 200 free relay tonight,.

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2021 NCAA Men’s Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Catch top seeds UGA’s Jake Magahey (500 FR), Cal’s Destin Lasco (200 IM), Cal’s Ryan Hoffer (50 FR), and the 200 free and 400 medley relays on night two.

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Lasco Records Fastest 200 IM By A Freshman In 1:40.01, Now #9 All-Time

Cal’s Destin Lasco took off another six-tenths to lower the first-year record in the 200 IM on Thursday night at the Men’s NCAA Championships.

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Destin Lasco Becomes Fastest Freshman In History After Monster 200 IM Drop

The Cal first-year dropped almost four seconds in a time of 1:40.61, moving up from the 58th seed into the top spot in this morning’s prelims.

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WATCH: Texas, Cal, Texas A&M, and Florida Battle it Out in the Men’s 800 FR-R

Check out the 800 free relay race video from night one of the 2021 Men’s NCAA Championships, featuring Texas, Cal, Texas A&M, and Florida.

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2021 Men’s NCAAs Day 1: Let’s Overreact to One Race

Let’s try to prognosticate just a bit what tonight’s only race — the 800 free relay — means for the next three days of racing.

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Texas and Cal Proving to Be Class of the Field Early at Men’s NCAAs

Only Texas or Cal have finished first or second at the NCAA Men’s Championships since Michigan’s 2013 title, and they went 1-2 to kick-off this year’s meet.

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2021 Men’s NCAAs Night 1 Preview: Texas Favored, But Momentum Matters

It’s Texas v. the field tonight in the men’s 800 freestyle relay as the defending champs lead the way into the first national championships race in 2 years.

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2021 Men’s NCAA Championships: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

As we tick down the days to the 2021 Men’s NCAA Championships, keep track of all our event-by-event previews and winner picks here.

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2021 M. NCAA Previews: Carson Foster Faces Gonzalez, Finke, and the 400 IM

Texas freshman Carson Foster comes in with a monster 3:35.27, with breaststoker Hugo Gonzalez of Cal and freestyle ace Bobby Finke of Florida behind him.

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Shaine Casas a Huge Favorite in SwimSwam Pick ‘Em Contest (ENTER NOW!)

Texas A&M junior Shaine Casas is the biggest favorite to win at the 2021 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships, per Pick ‘Em entries.

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2021 M. NCAA Picks: Casas, Katz & Cal In The 200 Back

Shaine Casas is favored to sweep his individual events, but his toughest test may come in the 200 back, where veterans and newcomers alike will take him on.

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